News4JAX Varsity 4
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High school sports in the River City are some of the best in the country. We're also home to two Heisman Trophy winners and some of the most successful athletic programs in the nation.
The Varsity 4 podcast brings great, in-depth coverage to that scene, with experienced contributors covering every angle. We’ll talk recruiting, spotlight the area's top performers and speak with the area's best players and coaches.
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Let's get this high school football season started! Best of Week 1, short list of top players
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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What area teams have a shot at the Open division and the march towards kickoff
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Loss fueled Raines to make things right and it became one of the best teams in area history
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Bolles and Raines are still dancing. Why we think it will be a good week in Miami for the local teams
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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The importance of quality coaching in high school and our picks for state semifinal winners
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Black Friday football: Some big-time matchups headline third round of playoffs
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Playoffs reach second round. Is Bolles still our top pick for a championship?
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Is Bolles the area's best pick for a football title and the ridiculousness of Orlando's First Academy
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Playoffs arrive. Super 10 moves. FHSAA tinkers with classifications. Who will play for titles?
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Final week of the regular season is here and our best picks for state titles
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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District championship week arrives! Mandarin-Oakleaf clash headlines high stakes Week 10
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Playoffs come into view and our thoughts on the new invitational football tournament
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Major district games headline Week 8 and the FHSAA has some decisions to make on local cases
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Xander Edwards' career game, a new No. 1 team and a light Week 7 of football
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Our top players at midseason, and could a local all-star team beat IMG Academy?
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Raines sends a statement, huge games in Week 5 and results from players, coaches survey
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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New No. 1 team, a surge in Nassau County and why teams should try and schedule better
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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St. Augustine-Bolles collide and Brysen Wright has been a monster on defense, too
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Nease not ready to take a step back; Brysen Wright shines and tough week on national stage for state teams
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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We're talking top players, the ceiling for the best teams and more as high school football kicks off
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Unveiling our top 16 football players of the 2024 season and our players of the year
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Ways to solve the area's playoff problem and a new idea for creating the FHSAA postseason bracket
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Championship edition: Raines tackles a giant in Miami Northwestern for Class 3A state title
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Raines, St. Augustine and Trinity Christian are in the state semifinals. Who stands the best chance at moving on?
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Is Raines unstoppable this season? Plus, looking at the rest of the third round of the playoffs
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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All-local matchups headline second round of the playoffs and an update on head coaching pay in Florida
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Does FHSAA playoff system need to be more transparent and looking at our favorite first-round games
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Pup Howard. Orel Gray. Drake Stubbs. Our top 12 players of the last five years and more as playoffs arrive
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Teams button up district championships and why it makes sense for small schools to play as an independent
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Our high school football playoff contenders and pretenders and looking ahead to Week 10
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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One team we think could end up playing for a title in Miami and recapping a hurricane-marred stretch
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Another hurricane scrambles schedule and drafting our top players, coaches to start a team
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Nease is surging, surprising small school teams and making the turn into Week 7
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Our most surprising teams of the first half and another big change in our Super 10
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Do our preseason title contenders still stack up at the halfway point of the regular season?
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Is Mandarin still a championship contender and the dated way of placing teams by enrollment numbers
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Bolles-St. Augustine headlines Week 3 and a tough injury for Mandarin star QB
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Raines looks better than advertised, a new Super 10 and rushing into Week 2
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Best games in Week 1 and games we'd love to see as the high school football season kicks off
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Mandarin, St. Augustine, Raines, Bolles and how many area teams have legit shot at title
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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New season on the horizon: Our best teams, big changes and looking ahead to 2024 football
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Name, image and likeness won't ruin high school sports in Florida
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Our top 4 players of the football season and making sense of a new playoff system again
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Area teams blanked at state and a new playoff system on the horizon
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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State championship week! Bradford, Mandarin, St. Augustine will play for titles
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Bolles, Bradford, Mandarin, St. Augustine and Trinity Christian head to the state semifinals
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Thanksgiving practices on the horizon means it's been a great season for these teams
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Big week of football playoff showdowns, plus state champions galore in golf, swimming and volleyball
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Playoffs are here! We break down the brackets and hand out our top teams and most disappointing ones
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Redemption for Bolles, First Coast, Raines as playoff race firms up
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Has Bartram Trail's brutal schedule prepared it for the postseason or has it been too tough?
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Mandarin and Raines are the top tier of the Gateway Conference and district races come into focus
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Ponte Vedra riding a hot streak, Riverside cracks the Super 10 and the Northwest Classic arrives
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Name, image and likeness headed to Georgia high schools. Is that good or bad?
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Creekside, St. Augustine turn in some classics in St. Johns County thrillers as season hits midway point
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Bolles finally gets a win, Foy making a mark at Oakleaf and Bartram Trail-St. Augustine rivalry takes center stage in Week 5
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Are Mandarin, Raines, St. Augustine legitimate state championship contenders?
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Mandarin not fazed by the pressure; Bolles figuring things out and our best games of Week 3
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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St. Augustine surging, a wild week 1 of the season, Hurricane Idalia shakes things up in Week 2
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Unveiling our top 10 high school football teams and breaking down a big Week 1
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Kicking off the 2023 high school football season by looking back and looking ahead
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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V4RSITY: Picking our 12 best players of the high school football season
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: Carnage for area teams in state semifinals; high school football coaching carousel spinning
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: After a week of upsets, it's state semifinals time for area football teams
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: Epic regional final showdowns arrive and the Marcus Stokes situation at Florida
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: Playoff surprises in Round 1 and looking ahead to a massive second round
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: A wild Week 11 and a playoff week shuffled around by a November hurricane
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: Big stakes as final week of high school football regular season arrives
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: Biggest week of the high school football season arrives
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: District champs locking up spots, a major test for Bartram, coaches dish on topics and more
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: Blockbuster district games await as Trinity-UC, Bartram-Creekside arrive in Week 8
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: District frontrunners emerge, players vote for the top players and what about NIL in high school?
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: Trinity evolving into big offense; district games ramp up stakes and hurricane scrambles Week 6
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: Surprise teams, midseason honors, rankings and looking at Week 5
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: Florida teams get tested across the Border and a massive Week 4 on the horizon
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: Creekside lights up the scoreboard, Bolles grows up and Border Classic time
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: A tough week for Nease, a big one for Jackson and a big test for Trinity Christian
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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V4RSITY: Football is back! Looking at the 2022 high school football season
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Spring sports crank up practice, two big high school football coaching hires
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Could big changes be ahead for high school football in the state?
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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There's nothing like a packed gym during high school basketball season
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Picking our 22 best players of the high school football season
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Trinity Christian puts a bow on high school football season with 9th state title
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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One team left standing. Can Trinity Christian bring home state championship No. 9?
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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High school football playoffs reach the state semifinals. What are Baker County, Bolles and Trinity's chances?
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Playoff football fever! Five area teams headed to the third round. How many can move on?
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Area swimming and cross country athletes shine and the football playoffs get cranked up
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Playoffs and state champions galore as fall sports head toward the finish line
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Almost playoff time in high school football, and crunch time arrives in our other fall sports
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Closing stretch of high school football regular season arrives
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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More crunchtime football games in Week 9 and basketball season is on the way
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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High school football playoff talk heats up, and, do streaks really matter?
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Trinity-Bolles game a blowout; handing out the mid-year football awards
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Trinity-Bolles week arrives; record for Rheinhardt Harrison and more
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Milestone 300th win for Verlon Dorminey and looking ahead to Week 5 of the football season
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Surprises from Week 3 of football, looking ahead to Week 4 and highlighting a week of volleyball milestones
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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September is here, high school football is rolling, Ponte Vedra surging in volleyball
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Sep 08, 2021 |